Headout Picks

THURSDAY DEC. 30

[MUSIC] PROBLEMS?, CORPUS CALLOSUM, LIKE A VILLAINOne of Portland’s best new bands (hint, hint—WW’s Best New Band poll is just around the corner), the trippy/atmospheric duo Problems? has been sweeping the WW office by storm, en route to eventually conquering your heart. Let it in. Rotture, 315 SE 3rd Ave., 234-5683. 9 pm. $5. 21+.

[MUSIC] RAMADANMAN, LINCOLNUP, BEN TACTICWhile the rest of us catch up with dubstep—that wobbly cousin of jungle and dub—the best electronica producers and performers have moved well past that pit stop. Ramadanman is one of them, and the London-based producer/DJ makes his first Portland stop tonight. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 9 pm. $5 advance, $7 day of show. 21+.

MONDAY JAN. 3

[MUSIC] TYPHOON, WAMPIRE, BREAKFAST MOUNTAIN, THE RESERVATIONSTyphoon had quite a good year in 2010—let’s hope for another big one (a second album is already well underway), and more big things for one of Portland’s best bands. Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison St., 239-7639. 8:30 pm. $5. 21+.

TUESDAY JAN. 4

[WORDS] MIA BIRKLocal author and former City of Portland Bicycle Program manager Mia Birk takes us back 20 years to the origins of Portland’s bike domination. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free. All ages.